I should add that despite my description above, their demise is not imminent, but these days things/conditions can change pretty fast .....

 

Stan, my folks have been gone since '94 and '98 respectively. I often catch myself wondering how they would be and what life would be like for them if that were not the case.

 

Things can change pretty fast for any of us, right Marcus?

 

From what I see age achieved is less relevant than quality of life. In a nutshell that is the corner I'm seeing them turn.

BTW, I fully expect Mark to be kicking some righteous *** at the next Woods gathering !

 

Mick, Did your folks enjoy decent living in their later years ?

 

My Dad died at 61, Mom at 64....there were no later years, Stan. Sadly, my dad suffered from emphysema for about the last 5 and it was sad to see. Cancer took my Mom in less than a year.

 

My tenacity is showing? I need to dress more modestly

 

Howdy Stan, you handsome sumbitch!

 

Hahahaaa...my Dad used to tell my little cousins...Your garments are showing and You slumbered in the bed last night. They'd get pissed and he got the biggest kick out of that.

 

There's a Stan I don't know about?